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Come January, we could care less about low-alcohol session beers or crisp pilsners. With the eyeball-numbing winds blustering outside, we crave a brawny brew to warm us just like a liquid radiator.
For this, we turn to the geographic heart of American brewing. Since 1991, St. Louis Brewing Company has appeased Midwestern microbrew lovers with its line of Schlafly brews, including a British-style pale ale, a righteously roasty oatmeal stout and bottle-conditioned Belgian brews. But caught in the icy clutches of winter, we only swoon for the Schlafly Reserve Imperial Stout, a concoction fit for icicles season.











